Non-invasive Perioperative Hb Monitoring in Spinal Surgery

Summary

The decision to transfuse or not to transfuse blood products is one of the main issues in patients undergoing surgery. The standard laboratory method of hemoglobin assessment is time-consuming, gives intermittent data, and requires venipuncture which is invasive and painful. In the past decade, the use of non-invasive and faster methods, which allow physicians to measure hemoglobin levels at the patient's bedside, have become widespread. One of the tools that make this possible is Spectrophotometric Hemoglobin. However, one of the main concerns regarding this method is its accuracy. Since the accuracy of this assessment depends on the extent of perfusion of the organ on which the probe is placed, use of digital nerve blocks proposed to increase its accuracy. This study aims to evaluate the effects of digital nerve block (with bupivacaine) on the accuracy of non-invasive hemoglobin monitoring by spectrophotometry in patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Timeline

Start

2017-01-04

Primary completion

2017-10

Completion

2018-01

Publications

• Background Barker SJ, Shander A, Ramsay MA. Continuous Noninvasive Hemoglobin Monitoring: A Measured Response to a Critical Review. Anesth Analg. 2016 Feb;122(2):565-72. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000605.
• Background Lamhaut L, Apriotesei R, Combes X, Lejay M, Carli P, Vivien B. Comparison of the accuracy of noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring by spectrophotometry (SpHb) and HemoCue(R) with automated laboratory hemoglobin measurement. Anesthesiology. 2011 Sep;115(3):548-54. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182270c22.
• Background Suehiro K, Joosten A, Alexander B, Cannesson M. Continuous noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring: ready for prime time? Curr Opin Crit Care. 2015 Jun;21(3):265-70. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000197.
• Background Kim SH, Lilot M, Murphy LS, Sidhu KS, Yu Z, Rinehart J, Cannesson M. Accuracy of continuous noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2014 Aug;119(2):332-346. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000272.
• Background Applegate RL 2nd, Barr SJ, Collier CE, Rook JL, Mangus DB, Allard MW. Evaluation of pulse cooximetry in patients undergoing abdominal or pelvic surgery. Anesthesiology. 2012 Jan;116(1):65-72. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31823d774f.
• Background Rice MJ, Gravenstein N, Morey TE. Noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring: how accurate is enough? Anesth Analg. 2013 Oct;117(4):902-907. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31829483fb. Epub 2013 Jul 10.
• Background Giraud B, Frasca D, Debaene B, Mimoz O. Comparison of haemoglobin measurement methods in the operating theatre. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Dec;111(6):946-54. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet252. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
• Background Park YH, Lee JH, Song HG, Byon HJ, Kim HS, Kim JT. The accuracy of noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring using the radical-7 pulse CO-Oximeter in children undergoing neurosurgery. Anesth Analg. 2012 Dec;115(6):1302-7. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31826b7e38. Epub 2012 Nov 9.
• Background Miller RD, Ward TA, Shiboski SC, Cohen NH. A comparison of three methods of hemoglobin monitoring in patients undergoing spine surgery. Anesth Analg. 2011 Apr;112(4):858-63. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820eecd1. Epub 2011 Mar 8.
• Background Miller RD, Ward TA, McCulloch CE, Cohen NH. Does a digital regional nerve block improve the accuracy of noninvasive hemoglobin monitoring? J Anesth. 2012 Dec;26(6):845-50. doi: 10.1007/s00540-012-1452-0. Epub 2012 Aug 1.
• Background Miller RD, Ward TA, McCulloch CE, Cohen NH. A comparison of lidocaine and bupivacaine digital nerve blocks on noninvasive continuous hemoglobin monitoring in a randomized trial in volunteers. Anesth Analg. 2014 Apr;118(4):766-71. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000144.

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Indications

No indication recorded.